Tommy DobczykOpportunity Zone Advisor, OZ Wizard · Director of Development | Certified Opportunity Zone Advisor

Widow's Nonprofit Journey: Turning Grief into Global Impact #shorts

13 Mar 2026 · 0 min

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After her husband died, a woman took a year off to grieve with her twin children. She had built 13 streams of passive income, which gave her the freedom to step back. That break showed her that chasing money wasn't fulfilling. She founded two nonprofits to build something that improves people, property, and communities instead.

Who is Catherine Bell? So Impact, during that time, because I created 13 streams of passive income for our family, I was able to take a year off and just grieve with my twins. And I got really clear during that time about a couple of things. One, chasing money wasn't the answer. Moving forward, any project I had anything to do with needed to leave every person, property, and community better than we found them. So I formed two nonprofits.